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Information Risk, Governance & Assurance
UoS Code INFS6013
Credit points 6
Offered Semester 1
Prerequisites INFS5000 or INFS6000
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Lectures 3 hrs per week
Assessment Individual Research Projects, Presentations, Final Exam
Description This unit explores the changing relationship between information risk, governance and assurance. Information and IT enabled information systems are valuable assets to organisations and are of critical importance in meeting regulatory obligations. Therefore the risk of disruption, theft or destruction to information systems has business value and compliance implications. This unit takes an interdisciplinary view in examining standards, frameworks and methodologies for identifying, analysing and evaluating potential information risk areas, protection strategies and assurance processes across the organisation and throughout the information system lifecycle. Your knowledge will be expanded in a multi-level approach that also examines the design and implementation of information policy, legal, professional and ethical responsibilities, and corporate governance of information and communication technologies. The theoretical and conceptual material covered in seminars is reinforced through problem-based learning.